The $186.4 million deal will free the fast-casual salad chain to focus on growth and operations while allowing Wonder to ...

They're not here to replace you — probably. Kristen Hawley writes about the restaurant business from San Francisco. She's the founder of Expedite, a weekly restaurant technology newsletter ...

Robot waiter brings a plate of food to a restaurant table - Ira Lichi/Shutterstock You might love a Rosie the Robot in the house to cook and clean as she did in the Jetsons' home, doing all the ...

Restaurants are increasingly turning to technology and robotics, as automation offers potential cost savings and operational efficiencies in an industry known for razor-thin profit margins. Although ...

Diners at Sweetgreen in Willis Tower, get ready to meet the chef of the future: a robot that makes your salad to order. The California-based chain is launching its automated Infinite Kitchen system ...

Chipotle (NYSE:CMG) and Cava (NYSE:CAVA) compete for health-conscious customers, but their recent team-up demonstrates where the industry is heading next. Hyphen, a foodservice platform that has ...

Walking into your favorite restaurant and seeing a robot chef in the kitchen may seem far-fetched, but a University of Mississippi professor’s research says bots could be a solution to persistent ...

“The kitchen is the biggest industry in the world because everyone everywhere needs to eat,” says Shirley Chen, founder of Botinkit, framing a vision as much about economics as technology. And on ...

Diners at Sweetgreen in Willis Tower, get ready to meet the chef of the future: a robot that makes your salad to order. The California-based chain is launching its automated Infinite Kitchen system ...

When he was a boy in Hong Kong, Kenny Poon loved to watch Japanese cartoons, and remembers being transfixed by a scene of a restaurant kitchen staffed by robots. “I said, ‘I’m going to open a kitchen ...

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. — You may have already seen them in restaurants: waist-high machines that can greet guests, lead them to their tables, deliver food and drinks and ferry dirty dishes to the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Patrick Lin, California Polytechnic State University (THE CONVERSATION) Automating ...